Thistle

#f2cbe1

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for thistle, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Thistle, a strong pink at 326 degrees. Light pinks like this suit beauty, baby and lifestyle work. Deep greens and teals opposite it give contrast and warm neutrals keep it soft.

Thistle color values

Every conversion for #f2cbe1, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#f2cbe1

RGB242, 203, 225

HSL326, 60%, 87%

HSV326, 16%, 95%

CMYK0%, 16%, 7%, 5%

Lab85.52, 17.3, -5.74

XYZ71.56, 67.03, 80.4

Decimal15911905

Web safe#ffcccc

Pantone250 C

Shades of thistle

#eaaace #e189bb #d968a8 #d14694 #be3080 #9d276a #7c1f53 #5b173d #3a0e27 #180610

Tints of thistle

#f3cfe3 #f4d3e5 #f5d6e8 #f6daea #f7deec #f8e2ee #f9e5f0 #fae9f2 #faedf5 #fbf1f7

Colors that go with thistle

Complementary#cbf2dc Analogous#f0cbf2 Analogous#f2cbcd Triadic#e1f2cb Triadic#cbe1f2 Split complementary#cef2cb Split complementary#cbf2f0

Thistle in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 0, 16, 7, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #f2cbe1 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 16 7 5

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 19 10 11

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Thistle in css

Copy #f2cbe1 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #f2cbe1; }
.text { color: #f2cbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f2cbe1; }

How thistle looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Thistle and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #f2cbe1 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #f2cbe1 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Thistle on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #f2cbe1 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around thistle? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn thistle into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #f2cbe1 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from thistle, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #f2cbe1 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.